Humans appear to be the only species interested in representing themselves in Art. The earliest known figurative sculpture found so far dates back over 35,000 years and since then we have never stopped recreating models of ourselves out of other materials. It is of course amazing how one basic body form can create an endless array of poses and positions, each uniquely suggestive of the person’s mood and personality. The most common materials for figural work are bronze, wood and stone, with each creating very different effects.
While competence alone can create an accurate representation of the body in sculptural form, it takes a true artist to give the piece a sense of presence and life. The most famous including Michelangelo, Degas, Rodin, Moore and others recognised this. In Europe the Renaissance allowed sculptors to consider the sense of allegory and movement in the frozen moment and also how to manipulate the finish to help suit that mood. Therefore, when looking at a great sculpture you are not just seeing the physical likeness of someone, but often a glimpse into their personality as well. If the 19th Century was all about recreating energy-charged classical pieces, by the 20th Century allegory was replaced with tenderness, humour and abstraction, capturing and portraying more personal moments.
At LoveAntiques we have a fine selection of Antique and Vintage sculptures from knowledgeable dealers across the UK and beyond.
London City Antiques
Antique 19th Century Outstanding Quality Bronze Dancing Maidens Statue Signed by Clodion
£ 5,500
Antique 19th Century Outstanding Quality Bronze Dancing Maidens Statue Signed by Clodion
£ 5,500
London City Antiques
£ 500
Treehouse Antiques
Small 19th Century Grand Tour Bronze Spinario
£ 425
Treehouse Antiques
19th Century Grand Tour Bronze
£ 395
Vintage House
Terracotta Nude Sculpture by Eric Penny
£ 65
Kernow Furniture
Large Weeping Buddha
£ 495
Antique & Modern Living
Late 19th Century French Bronze Figure by Henri Ple
£ 2,450
POA
London City Antiques
Spectacular Pair of Large Antique Quality Orientalist Polychromed Plaster Arabesque or Moorish Figures
£ 4,850
Spectacular Pair of Large Antique Quality Orientalist Polychromed Plaster Arabesque or Moorish Figures
£ 4,850
London City Antiques
Trade Antiques
Pair of Country Oak Primitive Carved Statues 1780-1800
£ 485
Jo Brayshaw
Art Deco Book Ends. C1930
£ 450
Vintage Garden UK
Large Pair of Chinese Terracotta Soldiers
£ 895
Merchant House Antiques
Art Deco Bronze Gladiator Signed "Desire Grisard"
£ 4,750
TimesAncient
Egyptian Faience Amulet of Tawaret (Thoeris)
£ 375
Antique & Modern Living
Bronze Figure After Auguste Moreau (1834-1917)
£ 2,850
Antique & Modern Living
Elegant 19th Century Bronze Female Nude
£ 575
Marlborough Antiques & Interiors
Large Late 17th Century Flemish Oak Figure of Winged Angel
£ 6,950
Large Late 17th Century Flemish Oak Figure of Winged Angel
£ 6,950
Marlborough Antiques & Interiors
£ 4,750
Milton Horn (American 1906-1995) Monumental Bronze Sculpture - Burning Bush
£ 4,750
Lefays Fine Arts
Antiques & Chic
Bronze Indian Chief
£ 795
Antiques & Chic
Victorian Signed Bronze of an Olympian
£ 895
Lefays Fine Arts
M. R. Locke (act.1930) Bronze Baby Faun Staring Into a Pool
£ 345
London City Antiques
Antique Victorian Quality Bronze Figure
£ 575
Lefays Fine Arts
Miyao Eisuke Meiji Japanese Gilt Bronze Okimono Warrior
£ 2,450
£ 1,350
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20th Century Art Sculptures
Art Deco Silvered Bronze Pierette by Louis Fontinelle
£ 1,295
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20th Century Art Sculptures
Art Deco Gilt Bronze Nude Dancer by Joseph Decomps
£ 2,250
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20th Century Art Sculptures
Art Deco Bronze Dancer Signed S. Melani
£ 1,695
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20th Century Art Sculptures
Art Deco Bronze Hunter & Eagle by Michel Decoux
£ 1,295
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20th Century Art Sculptures
Antique Gilt Bronze 'Tambourine Dancer' by Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse
£ 1,995
Antique Gilt Bronze 'Tambourine Dancer' by Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse
£ 1,995
20th Century Art Sculptures
Antiques & Chic
Country House Bronze Statue on Wooden Pedestal
£ 3,295
Treehouse Antiques
Pair of Hand Carved Oak Angels
£ 695
Treehouse Antiques
Antique Carved Oak Angel
£ 380
Antiques & Chic
Art Deco Bronze - Signed Aktien Gesellschaft Gladenbeck
£ 695
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20th Century Art Sculptures
Gilt Bronze Kneeling Angel by Jean Francois Theodore Gechter
£ 1,295
Gilt Bronze Kneeling Angel by Jean Francois Theodore Gechter
£ 1,295
20th Century Art Sculptures
Antiques & Chic
Victorian Signed Bronze A.collas, Brevett to the Base
£ 895
The Antique Warehouse
Spelter Figurine: 1890 French Spelter Figurine of a Greek Goddess on a Wooden Plinth
£ 155
Spelter Figurine: 1890 French Spelter Figurine of a Greek Goddess on a Wooden Plinth
£ 155
The Antique Warehouse
The Antique Warehouse
Spelter Figurine: Wonderful French Spelter Figurine on Ebonised Wooden Plinth 1880
£ 175
Spelter Figurine: Wonderful French Spelter Figurine on Ebonised Wooden Plinth 1880
£ 175
The Antique Warehouse
£ 985
Heavy Antique Putto Figure, Italian, Lead Cherub Statue, Neoclassical c.1850
£ 985
London Fine Ltd
Trade Antiques
5ft Italian Original Paint Carved Saint 1830
£ 22,500
Philip Allison Antiques and Decorative Arts
Classical South East Asian Khmer Temple Maiden Deity Torso
£ 450
Classical South East Asian Khmer Temple Maiden Deity Torso
£ 450
Philip Allison Antiques and Decorative Arts